{"id":260459,"date":"2026-08-06T17:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/260459\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:08:09","slug":"a-flowerina-performed-during-this-wedding-at-the-lucy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/260459\/","title":{"rendered":"A “Flowerina” Performed During This Wedding at The Lucy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The couple wanted their Big Day to have a quietly luxurious vibe.<\/p>\n

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Alvin Adams, in a tuxedo from The Black Tux<\/a>, and Allison Best, who wore an ethereal organza and tulle gown by Lana Marinenko<\/a>, shared a moment during their portraits. \/ Photography by Sheronda Seawright Photography<\/a><\/p>\n

When Allison Best and Alvin Adams went to high school together in New Jersey, they knew each other as students who go to a small school do: peripherally, bumping into each other here and there. They eventually connected years later, and their first date wound up lasting nine hours. \u201cWe both knew we had something special,\u201d says Allison.<\/p>\n

Nearly five years later, on August 8, 2024, the two got engaged \u2014 and exactly one year after that, they were married before 205 guests at The Lucy<\/a>, Cescaphe\u2019s chic venue on the Avenue of the Arts. That they were wed on the same date as their engagement wasn\u2019t an accident: \u201cIt was a beautiful way to honor my parents, who are no longer with us, since it was their anniversary day also,\u201d Alvin says.<\/p>\n

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Big Day sparkles included Jimmy Choo<\/a> heels.<\/p>\n

The couple, who live in Essex County, New Jersey, wanted their wedding to have a quietly luxurious feel, one that evoked the moody vibe of a speakeasy, with romantic lighting, bold flowers, and glam gilt touches. Beautiful Blooms<\/a>, Cescaphe\u2019s NoLibs-based full-service event design company, was up to the task.<\/p>\n

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Tables were topped with a mix of high and low centerpieces of soft roses and wine-colored hydrangeas. Their most striking creation was suspended over the dance floor, a monumental double arbor of flowers like berry-hued scabiosas and roses in shades of burgundy, mauve, blush, and deep red.<\/p>\n

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After Allison\u2019s two flower-girl nieces, \u201cflowerina\u201d Kennedy Kinsler<\/a> danced down the aisle.<\/p>\n

The other showstopper was perhaps less expected but equally beautiful: a ballet dancer (or \u201cflowerina\u201d) who performed a choreographed routine at the ceremony, gracefully pirouetting down the aisle to \u201cJust My Imagination\u201d by the Temptations \u2014 and setting the stage for a night of joyous celebration.<\/p>\n

THE DETAILS
Photography: Sheronda Seawright Photography<\/a> | Venue: The Lucy<\/a> | Event Coordination: Kingdom Cakes and Creations | Event Design & Florals: Beautiful Blooms<\/a> | Catering & Cake: Cescaphe<\/a> | Gown: Lana Marinenko<\/a> from Liza Ray New York<\/a> | Tux: The Black Tux<\/a> |\u00a0Hair: Tyra\u2019s Hair Experience<\/a> | Makeup: Sarah Linns<\/a> | Entertainment: TSG Productions<\/a> | Officiant: Elder Yetta N. Armstrong<\/a> (Allison\u2019s aunt) | Videographer: Luxor Wedding Films<\/a> | Violinist: Kareem Headley<\/a> | Ballerina: Kennedy Kinsler of My Ballerina Ken Doll<\/a> | Content Creator: Plan With Laur<\/a><\/p>\n

Published as \u201cAllison & Alvin\u201d in the Summer\/Fall 2026 issue of Philadelphia Wedding.<\/p>\n

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